Australia
A continent-sized country where Sydney's harbour, the Outback and Melbourne Park's Grand Slam tennis are all part of the same trip
Australia's scale means most visitors pick a region rather than attempting the whole country — Sydney's harbour and beaches, Melbourne's café culture and sport-obsessed calendar, or the Outback's genuine remoteness further inland. Melbourne in particular turns into a sporting capital every January, when the Australian Open — the first Grand Slam of the tennis season — takes over Melbourne Park for three weeks of the city's summer.
Best time to visit
Australia's seasons are reversed from the Northern Hemisphere — December–February is summer (and Australian Open season in Melbourne); March–May and September–November offer milder, less crowded shoulder-season weather
Getting there
Sydney (SYD) and Melbourne (MEL) airports are the main international gateways, both well-connected to Asia, Europe and the Americas
Highlights
- —Sydney Harbour and the Opera House
- —The Australian Open at Melbourne Park
- —The Great Barrier Reef
- —Melbourne's laneway café culture
- —The Outback and Uluru
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